After two years out of the NBA, point guard Darren Collison signed a 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday, making him the latest veteran to make a return to the league.
Ray Allen #34 of the Miami Heat shoots overDarren Collison #4 of the Dallas Mavericks during the game at American Airlines Arena on January 2, 2013 in Miami, Florida. Mike Ehrmann is the photographer.
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Seven-time All-Star Joe Johnson, 40, who came out of retirement to play for the Boston Celtics, scored his first basket back on an isolation jumper in a victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday.
C.J. Miles was a swingman who had been out of the league for the last 16 years.
The Lakers signed the two-time All-Star, who had not played in the league in a year, last week and he played in his first game on Friday.
Lance Stephenson, a shooting guard/small forward who had been with the Atlanta Hawks for nine years, has returned to the league.
Brandon Knight was signed by the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday.
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The NBA has entered Covid-19 health and safety protocols this month amid a surge in coronaviruses cases across the U.S. The NBA and the players union agreed to allow teams to sign players to 10-day contracts to replace those on the Covid-19 health and safety protocol list. The NBA has had at least nine games postponed due to the coronaviruses surge. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday that about 90 percent of the NBA's positive coronaviruses are due to the omicron variant, but that there are no plans to pause the season.
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The Utah Jazz and Phoenix Suns are the only two teams that haven't had a player enter Covid-19 health and safety protocols. On Friday, Antetokounmpo cleared Covid protocols, but it is not known if he will play on Christmas Day.
The NBA and National Basketball Players Association are considering shortening the period in which players who test positive for Covid-19 have to stay away from their teams, and are consulting with their infectious disease experts to see if this is a viable option.
NBA players have reportedly entered covid protocols this month.
The NBA is shortening the Quarantine for players that test positive for Covid.
